Authors:
Christopher Link
1
;
Kevin Malena
1
;
Sandra Gausemeier
1
and
Ansgar Trächtler
1
;
2
Affiliations:
1
Heinz Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn, Fürstenallee 11, Paderborn, Germany
;
2
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design IEM, Zunkunftsmeile 1, Paderborn, Germany
Keyword(s):
Traffic Simulation, Traffic Control, Car2X, Mixed Autonomy, Autonomous Vehicles, SUMO, Sensor Simulation, Traffic Demand Generation, Routing, Traffic Lights, Graph Analysis, Traffic Observer.
Abstract:
The development of autonomous vehicles and their introduction in urban traffic offer many opportunities for traffic improvements. In this paper, an approach for a future traffic control system for mixed autonomy traffic environments is presented. Furthermore, a simulation framework based on the city of Paderborn is introduced to enable the development and examination of such a system. This encompasses multiple elements including the road network itself, traffic lights, sensors as well as methods to analyse the topology of the network. Furthermore, a procedure for traffic demand generation and routing is presented based on statistical data of the city and traffic data obtained by measurements. The resulting model can receive and apply the generated control inputs and in turn generates simulated sensor data for the control system based on the current system state.